MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he spoke with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden by phone Saturday, five days after he sent a tardy and somewhat chilly letter of congratulations to Biden. “We reaffirmed our commitment to work together for the good of our peoples and our countries,” López Obrador wrote […]
National Review Chinese Drones Are Spying on Americans The U.S. government at the federal, state, and local levels is using Chinese drones that the Chinese Communist Party is exploiting for espionage. That is the public conclusion of a branch of the Department of Homeland Security. Citing “security concerns,” other departments have all-but-explicitly publicly made the […]
Congressman Ken Buck says he will not take the coronavirus vaccine because he’s ‘an American’ (Getty Images) A Repubican congressman from Colorado announced he would not be taking the coronavirus vaccine because he’s “an American”, a statement that’s sparked controversy among officials. Representative Ken Buck was asked on Friday about when he would receive the […]
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has spent years dodging legal and public relations blows that might have knocked others out of politics. The Republican has so far proven too wily for political opponents and prosecutors, winning reelection and rising to national prominence as a conservative crusader even while under felony indictment. But […]
President Trump has tweeted or retweeted 96 messages so far this week. The vast majority of them were attacks on the election, with baseless allegations of voter fraud and false claims that he won. Interspersed were a few updates on the U.S. coronavirus vaccine rollout, an analysis of Fox News ratings, a complaint about the […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., virtually questions Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 2. (Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted Republicans’ handling of ongoing coronavirus stimulus talks in a town hall meeting with her New York City constituents on Thursday evening. The congresswoman accused […]
When Aaron Collins sat down to talk, he’d just come from fitting workers at his child’s daycare with high-quality masks. He said they were skeptical at first, but he convinced them it would be a good way to market themselves to parents who are anxious about the coronavirus. “That’s what I do. I look for […]
Gunman was shot dead by police (Reuters) A gunman who opened fire outside a New York cathedral on Sunday planned to take hostages in a bid to force the US government to give Latin American countries financial help, it has been reported. Luis Vasquez, 52, is said to have written a manifesto outlining how he […]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo found out what happens when you send out 900 invitations to an indoor holiday party during a pandemic that has killed at least 300,000 Americans: not that many people show up. The Tuesday event for the families of diplomats in high-risk locations was hosted by Pompeo and his wife, Susan, […]
National Guard patrol vehicles drive through the central square in Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato state, Mexico. The two most powerful drug cartels in the hemisphere are battling over this industrial and farming hub. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) (AP) A pregnant woman and two men have been thrown from a moving vehicle after having their hands […]